Foxwood School (Seacroft)
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| Motto | Many Minds One Heart |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Closed | 1992 (name changed to East Leeds High School) |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr M. R. Rowlands (1956–1967), Mr R. Spooner (1967–1988) |
| Location |
Brooklands View Seacroft Leeds West Yorkshire LS14 England 53°49′05″N 1°28′31″W / 53.818070°N 1.475200°WCoordinates: 53°49′05″N 1°28′31″W / 53.818070°N 1.475200°W |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Students | 1500 |
| Gender | Coeducational (male-only until 1971) |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Demolished | 2009 |
Foxwood School was a Comprehensive school in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1956 and closed 40 years later in 1996.
Foxwood School was the first comprehensive school in Leeds and opened on 4 September 1956 under the Headship of Mr M R Rowlands. It was built as part of the development of the Seacroft Housing Estate which, with a population of about 18,000, is one of the largest council estates in the country. The history of Foxwood is inextricably linked to that of the estate which it served. The school originally occupied the buildings which later became Parklands Girls High School for 2 years, before moving, in 1958, into the partly completed building on a 32-acre site at the east end of South Parkway, on Brooklands View. The plan was to take 300 boys a year until its capacity of 1500 pupils was reached. The school was officially opened on 5 February 1959 by the Rt Hon. Hugh Gaitskell, MP for Leeds South.
Foxwood continued to grow and by 1962 a sixth form had been established and in 1963 the target of 1500 pupils had been reached. The comprehensive system always had its critics but during the 1960s the school demonstrated considerable academic, sporting and artistic success. Pupils gained places at Oxford and Cambridge and other leading Universities, the school produced international football and rugby league players and many of the boys played in local bands. In addition to the usual academic subjects "technical, engineering and commercial courses and advanced courses in music and art" were also provided.
Foxwood changed from an all boys’ school to a mixed one in 1971, during the Headship of Bob Spooner but " unfortunately the intake of boys was always going to be in excess of girls due to the close proximity of Parklands Girls School which was situated within Foxwood’s catchment area". In 1973 Leeds undertook a massive reorganisation of the education system by establishing a first, middle and high school pattern of education which came into force the following year. Foxwood became a High School.
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